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The "Lob": Meet Hollywood's Favorite Summer Cut (Again)

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Byrdie

So you’ve decided it’s time for a summer hair update, but you’re not ready for chin-grazing strands (we get it—going short can be an emotional experience). Enter: the “lob”—or rather, the long bob. “The cut is slightly angled with a shorter length in the back than the front, for a chic, edgy finish,” says celebrity hairstylist Marcus Francis. “It works for many different hair types and textures, from straight and fine, straight and thick, to wavy and thick!”

Dianna Agron

Emily Blunt

Blunt’s softly-curled strands are proof that lobs deserve a place on the red carpet.

Jessica Alba

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Though we’re fairly confident Alba would look just as amazing in a pixie cut, we love the big curls and major volume of this shoulder-grazing style.

Hilary Duff

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Francis is actually responsible for Duff’s newly-sheared strands, so of course, we had to ask him how to maintain this type of choppy style. “It’s a really relaxed style,” he says. “Section your hair, starting at the nape of the neck and working your way up to your crown, and use a dry shampoo to target the roots of each section to help give lift.” He swears by Suave’s Professionals Moroccan Infusion Weightless Dry Shampoo ($4).

Mandy Moore

9 / 9

Still not sure if a lob is right for you? Francis says that they’re the most flattering on people with heart, oval, and square face shapes (click here for our guide on figuring out what your face shape is). Moore’s wavy lob (courtesy of hairstylist Gregory Russell) and deep side part perfectly frame her square-shaped face.